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PYSEC-2026-796

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-06 08:03 - Updated: 2026-07-07 11:30

Details

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Impacted products

Name	purl
cobbler	pkg:pypi/cobbler

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cobbler",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/cobbler"
      },
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            {
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.3-2"
      ]
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    "CVE-2018-1000225",
    "GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7"
  ],
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  "id": "PYSEC-2026-796",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T11:30:29.680437Z",
  "published": "2026-07-06T08:03:23.848119Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000225"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/blob/master/cobbler/remote.py#L2236"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cobbler XSS Vulnerability"
}

CVE-2018-1000225 (GCVE-0-2018-1000225)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-20 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:40

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escal…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2018-08-02 00:00

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GHSA-Q9G5-98PM-W6Q7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:19 – Updated: 2023-10-06 16:36

Summary

Cobbler XSS Vulnerability

Details

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cobbler"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.6.11"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-1000225"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-25T19:23:19Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-08-20T20:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7",
  "modified": "2023-10-06T16:36:21Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:19:50Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000225"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/blob/master/cobbler/remote.py#L2236"
    },
    {
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cobbler XSS Vulnerability"
}

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PYSEC-2026-796

CVE-2018-1000225 (GCVE-0-2018-1000225)

GHSA-Q9G5-98PM-W6Q7

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